Get ready for festival season by creating a one-of-a-kind piece you’ll wear all summer long! Join SOCCO on Tuesday, July 14th from 6:30–8:00 PM at Speciation Cellars for an evening of creativity, connection, and hands-on jewelry making.

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn the art of wire wrapping as you design your own adjustable arm cuff. Choose from silver or gold metals and personalize your piece using a thoughtfully curated collection of vintage and upcycled beads, crystals, and charms, giving forgotten materials a beautiful new life.

Your finished arm cuff will be made with hypoallergenic materials and designed to be water safe and sweat safe, so it’s ready to wear through concerts, festivals, beach days, vacations, and everyday adventures. Every cuff is completely unique, reflecting your personal style while embracing SOCCO’s love for sustainable craftsmanship and timeless design.

No jewelry-making experience is necessary—I’ll guide you through every step, and all tools and materials are provided. Whether you’re planning a girls’ night, a creative date, or simply looking to try something new, this workshop is the perfect opportunity to create something meaningful by hand.

Workshop Details

* ✨ Tuesday, July 14th
* ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM
* 📍 Speciation Cellars
928 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids
* 🛠️ All tools and materials included
* 🌙 Available in silver or gold metals
* ♻️ Create with vintage and upcycled materials
* 💧 Hypoallergenic, water safe, and sweat safe
* 🍻 Drinks available for purchase (21+ to consume alcohol)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arm-cuff-workshop-at-speciation-cellars-tickets-1993018121853

Come create a beautiful, festival-ready arm cuff while enjoying an evening of creativity, great drinks, and community. You’ll leave with a handcrafted piece that’s uniquely yours and made to be worn every day. ✨

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us on July 16th for a night with our current Taproom Artist, Steve Jessmore. Steve, a National Audubon Winning Photographer, is a Michigan-based bird photographer and conservation-minded visual storyteller whose work focuses on freshwater ecosystems, watersheds, and disappearing habitat across the Great Lakes region. The night will be filled with birding stories, beautiful photography, and conservation discussion.

Supo is the musical project of Gupta, launched in 2023 after she committed to writing only from genuine personal experience as an adult. Her debut album Crushed, recorded at Electric Moon Studios in Grand Rapids, is a pop-rock collection with cinematic ambitions — blending dreamy soundscapes, introspective lyrics, and a range of textures from grunge-inflected guitar riffs to piano ballads with synth-driven crescendos.

“Power Trio” may be as close as we’ll ever get for a description of Detroit’s own BODYGUARDS. Formed by Brody Britton and Jack Henry, the band has become infamous for their hectic and messy live shows and tendency to blow the roof off of whatever shack they end up dragging their amps into.

July 17 - music at 9pm - 21+ only - no cover

Join Wild Daisy for a Perfume/ Cologne Mixology Class!

Join Wild Daisy for a Suncatcher Class!

Join us for another super fun brunch with Neko Taiyaki! They will be slinging a variety of delicious Japanese stuffed waffles and Speciation will be slinging the ‘mosas and more!

Tommy Pancy's Jazz Jam comes to Speciation every Sunday starting June 14th from 5-8pm. Hosted by Grand Rapids saxophonist and MSU jazz alum Tommy Pancy, the weekly session kicks off with a house band set before opening the floor to a signup queue — all skill levels welcome. Rooted in jazz standards, it's a laid-back, inclusive night built around preserving a beloved art form.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

We are stoked to welcome Mark Lavengood back to the taproom for TWO shows this summer! Mark brings the kind of feel-good, foot-stomping energy that makes you forget what day it is. His music sits somewhere between bluegrass, Americana, and folk revival. If you’re into Trampled by Turtles, The Avett Brothers, or Billy Strings, this one’s for you!

Catch Mark on June 12th and July 24th. 9pm show. 21+. No cover!

Join us at the taproom with @johnballzoogr for an epic turtle and nature filled day with a portion of the proceeds supporting the @turtlesurvival in their mission to protect turtles!

- Turtle-ly Cool Drink Specials
- Cold treats from @furniturecitycreamery
- Food by @sundaybestgr
- a Nature Book Fair
- @jackie_rye Popping-Up for Tattoos
- a Chance to Meet Live Turtles!

Every wondered what you can learn from a tattooed mummy? Come hang out with @archaeologyink and Jackie Rye at @speciationales on July 26th to find out!
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At 1pm, Dr. Aaron Deter-Wolf of @archaeologyink will be sharing his research on ancient Peruvian tattooed mummies while Jackie offers first-come, first-served, hand poked tattoos 🙌🏻
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As a machine-free tattoo artist with Peruvian heritage, Jackie is deeply grateful to have others be curious and celebrate thier culture 🇵🇪
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July 26th 12pm -6pm
📍Speciation Cellars • Grand Rapids, MI
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Tattoo Archaeology + History • Flash Tattoos • Local Events

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

You’re invited! Join Bird&Bear, Speciation Artisan Ales, and Rock Paper Scissors Consignment for a FREE Community Clothing Swap in Grand Rapids on July 30th from 7-9pm.

Bring 2-10 new or gently loved items, take whatever you love, and the leftovers will go to local charities including In the Image and Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence.

No items to bring? That’s ok! Come anyway! More than 10 items to donate? Bring them all! Everyone is welcome! All sizes, styles, and seasons (as long as they’re in good condition)!

We’ll have upcycling tables set up, with block printing and other fun activities. Want to get involved or run an upcycling booth? Reach out at haley@birdnbear.co.

There is street parking out front, and residential parking just around the block.

📍 Speciation Cellars, Grand Rapids, MI
📅 July 30th, 7-9pm
💚 Free to attend, no RSVP required

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join Unwind GR on the patio for knitting, crocheting, and other fabric crafts!

Join us for an intimate solo acoustic evening with Tom of Cosmic Knot — the Michigan artist who literally makes music with nature, having invented "Florganoleptic Music," a genre where plants and ancient trees (including 3,000-year-old sequoia clones) create sound through electrodes translating their electromagnetic pulses into notes. Tom's connection to the natural world runs deep, from recording field sounds for Cosmic Knot's debut album Inner Space to climbing 200 feet into a giant sequoia to perform a duet with it for CNN's Call To Earth Day.

Friday August 7th - 9-11pm - no cover - 21+ only!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

That’s right, Speciation has a book club! We read Nature nonfiction books, and have a casual discussion for about an hour. We meet every 2 months to give you plenty of time to read the book, and generally we pick books around 300 pages long.

This month’s book is The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey

Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet, interviewing the marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen realm. She takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom, to the first intrepid bathysphere pilots, to the scientists who are just beginning to understand the mind-blowing complexity and ecological importance of the quadrillions of creatures who live in realms long thought to be devoid of life.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Strange Skin - West MI Industrial / Post-Punk / Shoegaze

Ascension - Midwest US based post-industrial

21+ // No Cover // Music @ 9pm

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

That’s right, Speciation has a book club! We read Nature nonfiction books, and have a casual discussion for about an hour. We meet every 2 months to give you plenty of time to read the book, and generally we pick books around 300 pages long.

This month’s book is Empire of Ants: The Hidden World and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors by Susanne Foitzik, Olaf Fritsche

Acclaimed biologist Susanne Foitzik has traveled the globe to study these master architects of Earth. Joined by journalist Olaf Fritsche, Foitzik invites readers deep into her world—in the field and in the lab. (How do you observe the behavior of ants just millimeters long—or dissect a brain the width of a needle?) Richly illustrated and photographed in full color, Empire of Ants will inspire new respect for ants as a global superpower—and raise new questions about the very meaning of “civilization.”

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

THE MOONRAYS return to the Speciation stage!

Don't miss out on their unique blend of Retro Surf, Cosmic Blues & Atomic Rock!

The Moonrays play every last Friday of the month at Speciation.

Music from 8-10:30pm!

Join us for the next GR BUG CLUB meeting. Our club meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30pm at Speciation Cellars. Our meetings consist of educational presentations, bug-themed activities, special guests, and bug of the month nominations.

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

Join us every Wednesday night for Geeks Who Drink trivia, a pub style quiz! Quizmaster Hayley will lead you on an adventure with topics ranging from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Come by yourself, or with a team of up to six people!

Also, PizzaMI will have their food truck set up in our parking lot every Wednesday, beginning at 5pm. Arrive early to order some fresh za!

That’s right, Speciation has a book club! We read Nature nonfiction books, and have a casual discussion for about an hour. We meet every 2 months to give you plenty of time to read the book, and generally we pick books around 300 pages long.

This month’s book is Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.